Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-23

TO EvANCELIZE THE CITY.
An Organization Effected by Dele
gates from the City Churches.
In response to a call OF the advisory board Of
the Central Union Mission for Christian confer
ence between the pastors and delegates from the
evangelical churches OF the city. the large plain
| room OF the Central Union Mission, at No. $50
Pennsylvania avenue, was last night crowded by
| reverend gentlemen. There were also many
| ladies present. At the conclusion OF devotional
exercises, upon motion of the Rev. E. d. Bailey,
the Rev. s. NJ. Newman and Mr.. Harry Orv1lle
Hall were temporarily elected president and sec
rotary respectively, OF the convention. They were
President Newman addressed the convention
and rehearsed the call OF the advisory board for
city, and explained its purpose in detail. Rev. s.
II. Green, OF the Calvary Baptist church. spoke Of
| the method by which evangelical work is prose-
cuted in the city Of Philadelphia. Rev. E. D. Bailey
followed with an explanation of the general plan OF
the advisory board, which recommended that a
union services should be held In each church dis
trict OF the city. 1t was also recommended that
| they send band OF i've or six persons into the
homes or the unconverted where they should hold
cottage meetings, and also that outdoor services
be held after the plan of the gospel wagon"
THE PLAN OF ORGANIZATION,
as submitted by Mr.. Bailey, was then discussed.
"A
trail committee for the management OF all affairs
to be composed Of q president. secretary and
treasurer, and seven members. In addition, the
chairman and secretary or each district committee
shall be er-OGcio members OF the central commit
tee. A long discussion between the RevS. Bailey,
Baldwin, Kelly, Childs, and Mir. Ii. B. Moulton and
others ensued as to the dstrtcting Of the city and
organization OF the workers, resulting finally in
the reference OF such matters OF detail to the
tral committee. The president appointed the
Revs. Bailey, Green, and Baldwin a nominating
committee.
After a short recess this committee announced
the following central committee: Rev. DR.. Childs
chairman; PROT. o. T. Mason, secretary; j. H.
Hitchcock, treasurer The other members, Rev. 3.
II. Greene, Rev Mr.. Richardson, Rev. DR.; Butler,
Leonard, and Rev. DIR. Bates. This committee was
authorized to till any vacancy that might occur.
DELEGATES PRESENT.
The following churches and societies were rep
resented: North Carolina Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Rev. j. w. Trout pastor, and j. NJ.
savy delegate; Calvary Baptist Sunday school,
NJ. NJ. Shand superintendent, and r. w. Prentiss
delegate; Union Methodist Episcopal, A. Ashley
and VIM. H. Wormsley delegates; Queenstown
Baptist, Rev. j. S. TeaSdale pastor, and s. s.
Hurley delegate; Waugh Methodist Episcopal g.
W. Wheeler delegate; Second Baptist, Rev: Z. Ii.
Chapel, N. T. Miller delegate; G1rley Chapel,
Rev. r. ID. Flemming pastor, and +. b. Barnum
delegate; Ryland Methodist Episcopal Rev: G. W.
Baldwin pastor; Kendall Cha pei Mission, I. Bray
delegate; Seamen's Bethel Rev. Samuel Kramer,
and DR.. Z H. Grant delegate; Calvary Baptist.
.. n. D.
Whitney avenue Union Mission, W. r. Gately
delegate; Young Mems Christian Association, A.
D. French and 4. B. Parkman delegates; Western
League, DR.. 8. A. H. McKiin and W. c. Tyler
delegates; Unity PRESBYTERIAN, Rev. G. B. Patch
Moulton and b. b. Price delegates; Chinese sun
day School, H. q. Hall superintendent; Dunbarton
Avenue Methodist Episcopal j. w: Decide
and X. B. kinsell delegate; Tabernacle Congrega-
tional, Rev. w. c. Scoheld, and w. j. Murtagh
delegate; McKendree Methodist Episcopal, Rev. Z.
h. Richardson, and A. l. Latham delegate.
Sales Of Real Estate.
Sales of real estate by Rosecranz & Shoemaker
are reported as follows: Part lot 10, square 275,
for JAS. Hughes to P. ID. LlpscOmb, for $500. Lot
19S, Prathers subdivision, county, for w. K. Chap
tor j. E. Rosecranz to Gen. Hppett Tor 81, 600. WV
Messrs. B. H. Warner & Co. have SOLD to c. w.
King ct al, for 81, 500 almost the entire square,
No. 1Ol, bounded by Il and 1St and NJ and streets
Sc, containing about 10000 sq.rt.
Austin Freely has bought for s4,3OO of r. A.
Buechler, sub lots 21 and *. square 70 fronting 20
feet on New Hampshire avenue, between II and
streets NV.
2. 7. Carpenter has bought for s1o,aes. 49, Of
fronting 207 feet on % street east and l64S feet
|on street north.
THE RETURN OF THEoDoRA.-Miss Lillian Olcott
Will appear at the National next week in SaldOuS
great play, 'Theodora." The sale OF seats for the
engagement begins at the theater bOx-of11ce to-
morrow morning.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
Yesterday, windsor agt Clark; argued ando.
mitted.
CIRCUIT CouRr-Judge Coz.
Yesterday, Hernie agt. Brown; Judgment OF con-
oemnatlon; appeal noted.
EQUITY CoURr-Judge Merrick
yesterday, United states Electric Lighting COM
pany agt. Letter; bill dismissed; appeal noted.
N1ckerson agt. NickerSon; divorce granted.
Affairs in West Washington.
JUDGE SMELL ON THE SALVATION ARMY AND THE
Warwick ana Edward McQuade young men. were
charged with disturbing the meeting Of the Saliva.
ton Army last Friday night. The Judge dis
charged them, but in doing SO said: sIf YOU 20 "
the salvation Army meetings you must BEEHIVE
yourselves and obey their rules. l know mat
young men are sometimes inclined to be huynornns
when they really mean no disreSpect. viii prO-
tect all religious organizations, no matter OF what
denomination. Persons have right to worship
welcome any religious organization that will teach
the truth. The influence OF the Salvation Army is
good Although a great many people laugh at
them they reach class OF persons who never
would go into church, because churches are 81
expensive. Their seats are high priced aud many
people are not la ape 70 pay Tor Them hope THESE
what have said and misbehave. Although thew
are let go this time, If they are caught again it
persons as high as $50 for disturbing the Saliva
ton Army and II necessary will repeat that
COAL COAING.-The shipments from the mines If
the Cumberland coal region during the week ended
SATURDAY, March - were 71,273 tons, and for the
year 10 date 619,O71 tons an increase OF 24o 4:,s
tons 1 as compared with the corresponding period
OF last year. OF the amount shipped during the
week. 1861 tons was by the Chesapeake and OHIO
canal. O
AN INTERESTING LECTURE.-Rev. j. S, Lindsay. n
D., Will deliver his lecture "Fresh Impresstons of
Old England I" at Curtis hall tomorrow evening.
erS ability is well known
,t NoaEsmMr Joseph H. Nicholson is quite i'll at
MS residence on VI street-A fire plug has been
placed at the corner OF NJ and 29th Streets
GRAIN RECEIPTs.-Canal boat Samuel Jarboe ar
rived yesterday With TOO bushels of corn nd eOO
bushels OF wheat for j. g. and ]. M. waters. and
Canai boat seneca arrived With 300 bushels OF
wheat and $40 barrels OF nour for &. T. Dunlop.
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